The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-10-07
BULL AGAINST GRIZZLY
A Terrific Battle for Whose
End the Vultures Waited.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
IL belonged TO the engineer corps
that surveyed the route Tor Tue
Northeru Pacific Railroad" sad
Amos II. n. Smith, now OF Jersey
Clty. "aud one day, while seeking
a little recreation, was IL witness
of a scene in wild Western life
which | have no doubt there are
p,pnty of people vino would travel
far 10 see if 1t could only be repro
duced. but which | wouldn't be
sppctator OF again for u good many
round dollars.
81 left our camp at Young Meu'S
Butles one day in Jnly to Try my
luck at troilI fishing IN the head
waters of Big Heart Ilvrr, small
sttpam five mites from camp. Inc
weather had been hot and dry tor
some time, aud wheu l got over to
the river | fOlud the headwaters
were not much better Than dry
land. all the moisture | could mud
being little paddles here aud there
m The bed. The only water likely
TO be found in that quarter with hsil
in il was the Big Cannon Ball river
and that was twenty miles away, so
| concluded that the best thing for
me 10 do wOnld be to march right
back 10 camp. There was heavy
tl,lcket along the north bank OF the
stream. some distance above where
I cane out on the dry bed, ani d
few cottonw Ood trees standing may
he one hundred yards back from
the bank. AS turned 10 retract
my steps 1 saw u small herd OF wild
cattle staining of 10 my right
Among them was Young bull, ant
more splendid specimen OF an an
imal | never saw. He aud the res
O. rhe cattle were eyeiug me witt
susnicious curiosity. l didn't llk'
the appearance OF the huli, Tor M
bad a way OF lowering ms heau
THROWN. dirt with his tore feet an'
uttering an OminOus sort OF OellOs
that SEEMED threatening. L lurnes
and walked away, moving tOwart
the cottonwood trees. looked bacl
over my shoulder aud saw the Oul
coming along after me. | Increased
my sneed. aud so did he, until
was running my fastest aud tn
bull WAS doing his best behind NE
| can't say exactly how il was d0nt
but it WASN'T many seconds netor'
| found my sell in one Of the COTTON
wood trees, of reach OF the Oul
who Was immediately under th
tree, paving dirt and acting YER
mad. | shall always believe that
WIS hoisted INTO that tree 10y "a
puli, although | had no evideuce
show for II.
The bull paved aud gramble
u,dpr the tree tor a lew minute
and then turnrd aud walked towar
thr tbickpt o. the creek side
which there WAS water hole. II
other cattle went quietly To graziu
where had first Seeu them.
81 suppose the bull started {
ward the ihlckeL 10 get uii"N
the water hole, but llr never got q
lrink. Isaw him push his way l
to the ihirket, aud the next install
II could see that he bad got lu
trouble of some kind, aud th
trouble proved to be grizzly bes
A fierce struggle followed ia 6
tb,cket. The tops OF the bush
suayed to aud fro, aud lcould be
the heavy crash Of driftwood as q
pouerlul animals wr.thrd IN her
embrace. A cloud of dust roll
= up from the spot. Ii was not a
Z tant over 100 yar'ls frow the tree
: which l had taken refuge. Seal &C
: Two minutes ELAPSED before the d
Z broke through the bushes.
6 His head was covered wiih bio
and great fakes of htsh hunR IN
3 bls tore shoulders Bot Instead
showing any sigus Of defeat